Women, Power, and the Presidential Elections
Dear Members and Friends of the AmerikaHaus NRW,
Together with the North American Studies Program at the University of Bonn, the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung, and the Deutsch-Kanadische Gesellschaft e.V. we cordially invite you to a lecture on:
Women, Power, and the Presidential Elections
PD Dr. Birte Christ, Giessen University
Tuesday, July 9, 2024 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. | bpb:medienzentrum | Bundeskanzlerplatz 2e | 53113 Bonn
Just four years ago, the election of the first “Madam President” seemed immi-nent: six women, the highest number ever, competed in the Democratic primaries. Though none of them clinched the nomination, Joe Biden’s choice of Kamala Harris as his Vice President suggested that a woman would rather sooner than later move into the Oval Office. But no. Why has it historically been so difficult for women to rise to the highest office? Which factors played into preventing a woman candidate in 2020, and Biden stepping aside for Harris or another female Democrat in 2024?
PD Dr. Birte Christ is Assistant Professor of American Literature and Culture at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. She has published on Hillary Clinton’s, Michelle Obama’s, and George W. Bush’s performances of power. Her book on treatments of capital punishment in film and television, Imagining the American Death Penalty, is forthcoming with Oxford University Press.
This event is part of the Lecture Series "Current Issues in North American and Cultural Studies" of the North American Studies Program.
